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| Developed by | Brandon Sonnier Brandon Margolis |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Production locations | Toronto, Canada [1] Boston, Massachusetts [2] |
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Boston Blue is an upcoming American police procedural drama television series that will premiere on CBS on October 17, 2025. Executive produced by and starring Donnie Wahlberg, the series is a spin-off of Blue Bloods focusing on his character Danny Reagan as a member of the Boston Police Department.
Former NYPD detective Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) takes a position with the Boston Police Department, where he is partnered with Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a noted police family in that city and a "rising star." [3] She is the granddaughter of Reverend Peters (Ernie Hudson), described as the renowned pastor of an historic Baptist Church in Boston. He is the father of Mae Silver, Boston's District Attorney, and also the grandfather of Superintendent Sarah Silver (initially referred to as Ashley) and rookie patrol cop Jonah Silver (initially referred to as Isaac). [4] [5] (The character was referred to as Lena Peters in the original announcement, and there have been some conflicting references by CBS, the actress and news sources to the character's name.) [6] [7] [4]
| No. | Title [12] | Directed by | Written by [13] | Original release date [12] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" [14] | Anthony Hemingway | Story by : Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | October 17, 2025 | TBA | TBD |
On June 4, 2024, Paramount Global co-CEO Brian Robbins said at a shareholder presentation that there were plans for a "franchise extension" of Blue Bloods. [15]
The show was not planned as a Blue Bloods spinoff, but had originally been pitched by writers Brandon Sonnier [16] and Brandon Margolis [17] as a drama titled after the Boston neighborhood Jamaica Plain focused on a transfer from the LAPD to Boston. In February 2025, CBS officially picked up the show straight-to-series for the 2025–2026 broadcast season. [18]
The first episode is set to be directed and produced by Anthony Hemingway. [6]
In addition to Wahlberg, CBS also announced the casting of Sonequa Martin-Green as Lena Silver in May 2025. [3] The new character was originally called Lena Peters in the initial announcement. In May 2025, Ernie Hudson was cast as a series regular for the series. [4] Hudson had previously appeared on Blue Bloods playing another character in a guest role in 2018 in Season 8. [19] In June 2025, Maggie Lawson, Gloria Reuben, and Marcus Scribner joined the cast in starring roles. [20] [21] [5] In July 2025, Mika Amonsen was cast as a series regular as Danny Reagan's younger son Sean, a recasting of the role played by Andrew Terraciano on the original show. [22] In the same month, Bridget Moynahan joined the cast to reprise her role as Erin as a special guest star and set to direct an episode as well. [11]
Asked about participation in a possible spin-off, Tom Selleck said he was "open to suggestions because I love Frank Reagan," but added that he did not see the character retiring and going off to a small town. [23]
Boston Blue is slated to have its world premiere at MIPCOM Cannes on October 12, 2025. [24] The series is set to premiere on CBS on October 17, 2025; it will inherit the Friday 10:00 p.m. ET/PT time slot that Blue Bloods aired in for the majority of its run. [25] [26]
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